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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Strive \Strive\, n.
     1. An effort; a striving. [R.] --Chapman.
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     2. Strife; contention. [Obs.] --Wyclif (luke xxi. 9).
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Strive \Strive\, v. i. [imp. Strove; p. p. Striven(Rarely,
     Strove); p. pr. & vb. n. Striving.] [OF. estriver; of
     Teutonic origin, and akin to G. streben, D. streven, Dan.
     str[ae]be, Sw. str["a]fva. Cf. Strife.]
     1. To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with
        earnestness; to labor hard.
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              Was for this his ambition strove
              To equal C[ae]sar first, and after, Jove? --Cowley.
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     2. To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute;
        to contend; to contest; -- followed by against or with
        before the person or thing opposed; as, strive against
        temptation; strive for the truth. --Chaucer.
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              My Spirit shall not always strive with man. --Gen.
                                                    vi. 3.
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              Why dost thou strive against him?     --Job xxxiii.
                                                    13.
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              Now private pity strove with public hate,
              Reason with rage, and eloquence with fate. --Denham.
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     3. To vie; to compete; to be a rival. --Chaucer.
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              [Not] that sweet grove
              Of Daphne, by Orontes and the inspired
              Castalian spring, might with this paradise
              Of Eden strive.                       --Milton.
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     Syn: To contend; vie; struggle; endeavor; aim.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Strive \Strive\, n.
     1. An effort; a striving. [R.] --Chapman.
  
     2. Strife; contention. [Obs.] --Wyclif (luke xxi. 9).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Strive \Strive\, v. i. [imp. Strove; p. p. Striven(Rarely,
     Strove); p. pr. & vb. n. Striving.] [OF. estriver; of
     Teutonic origin, and akin to G. streben, D. streven, Dan.
     str[ae]be, Sw. str["a]fva. Cf. Strife.]
     1. To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with
        earnestness; to labor hard.
  
              Was for this his ambition strove To equal C[ae]sar
              first, and after, Jove?               --Cowley.
  
     2. To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute;
        to contend; to contest; -- followed by against or with
        before the person or thing opposed; as, strive against
        temptation; strive for the truth. --Chaucer.
  
              My Spirit shall not always strive with man. --Gen.
                                                    vi. 3.
  
              Why dost thou strive against him?     --Job xxxiii.
                                                    13.
  
              Now private pity strove with public hate, Reason
              with rage, and eloquence with fate.   --Denham.
  
     3. To vie; to compete; to be a rival. --Chaucer.
  
              [Not] that sweet grove Of Daphne, by Orontes and the
              inspired Castalian spring, might with this paradise
              Of Eden strive.                       --Milton.
  
     Syn: To contend; vie; struggle; endeavor; aim.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  strive
       v 1: attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our
            customers happy" [syn: endeavor, endeavour]
       2: to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"
          [syn: reach, strain]
       [also: strove, striven]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  strive
     Αγγλικά vb.
     παλεύω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  strive
     vb.
     1 To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try
  earnestly and persistently.
     2 To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to
  contend; to contest.
     3 To vie; to compete as a rival.
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) (alternative form of en strife)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  strive
     vb.
     1 To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try
  earnestly and persistently.
     2 To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to
  contend; to contest.
     3 To vie; to compete as a rival.
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) (alternative form of en strife)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  strive
     vb.
     1 To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try
  earnestly and persistently.
     2 To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to
  contend; to contest.
     3 To vie; to compete as a rival.
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) (alternative form of en strife)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  strive
     vb.
     1 To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try
  earnestly and persistently.
     2 To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to
  contend; to contest.
     3 To vie; to compete as a rival.
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) (alternative form of en strife)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  strive
     Englanti vb.
     (rak en for) pyrkiä jhk, ponnistella jnk eteen, tavoitella jotakin,
  rehkiä jnk puolesta, ahkeroida jnk puolesta, panostaa johonkin

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  strive
     Engelska vb.
     sträva

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Strive /stɹˈaɪv/
  كافح

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  strive //ˈstɹaɪv// 
  1. старая се, стремя́ се
  to sincerely try to achieve, to make one's best effort
  2. боря се
  to struggle in opposition

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  strive /stɹˈaɪv/
  usilovat